Using std :: unique_ptr to manage COM objects

I am trying to use smart pointers to store COM objects in my class, avoiding ComPtr. Can unique_ptr be used for this purpose?

I am completely new to smart pointers and still am a little confused. Please consider the following simplified code:

class Texture
{
private:
    struct ComDeleter
    {
        operator() (IUnknown* p)
        {
            p.Release();
            delete p;
        }
    }

    ID3D11Texture* m_dumbTexture;
    std::unique_ptr<ID3D11Texture, ComDeleter> m_smartTexture;

public:
    ID3D11Texture* getDumbTexture() const { return m_dumbTexture; }
    ID3D11Texture* getSmartTexture() const { return m_smartTexture.get(); } // what to return here?
}

Texture::Texture() :
    dumbTexture  (NULL),
    smartTexture (nullptr)
{
}

Texture::init()
{
    D3DX11CreateTexture(&m_dumbTexture);
    D3DX11CreateTexture(&m_smartTexture.get());  // error: '&' requires r-value
}

So my problems are: what should getter return (raw pointer or unique_ptr instance) and how can I pass unique_ptr to the function that creates the resource?