The application discloses a reluctance-type tension-compression double-layer minisize Hopkinson bar system, which includes an electromagnetically-driven coil array emitter comprising a light-operatedmultilevel multi-winding coil array, an emission pipe, a cylindrical bullet, a charge-discharge loop and a shell. A tension-compression double-layer bar piece apparatus includes a compression test barpiece, a tension test bar piece and double-layer support members, wherein the compression test bar piece includes a compression incident bar, a compression transmission bar and compression bar piececentering adjustable sleeve tubes, and the tension test bar piece includes a tension transmission bar, a tension incident bar, a pressure-bearing ring and tension bar piece centering adjustable sleevetubes. In the reluctance-type tension-compression double-layer minisize Hopkinson bar system, a set of a bullet firing apparatus is saved on the whole, and a double-layer structure is used so as to reduce the size of the system, and the parameters and layout of coils are optimized in the structure. The decelerating effect of eddy decelerating force is prevented, and the energy conversion rate isimproved. The system is compatible to bullets with different lengths, and can be used for generating stress wave with various widths.